أَفَحَسِبَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ أَن يَتَّخِذُوا۟ عِبَادِى مِن دُونِىٓ أَوْلِيَآءَ ۚ إِنَّآ أَعْتَدْنَا جَهَنَّمَ لِلْكَـٰفِرِينَ نُزُلًا Qur’an Al-Kahf (18:102)Afa h asiba alla th eena kafaroo an yattakhi th oo AAib a dee min doonee awliy a a inn a aAAtadn a jahannama lilk a fireena nuzul a n
This is an allusion not only to the worship of created beings or forces of nature, but also to the popular belief that saints, whether alive or dead, could eflfectively "intercede" with God in behalf of anyone whom He has rejected.
I.e., of God's oneness and uniqueness, and hence of the fact that no created being can have any "influence" on God's judgment.
i.e., Jesus, Ezra, and the angels.